What Are The Preparations For Yacht Sailing?
1. Start to check the navigation equipment, including car rudder, GPS, radar, AIS, various communication equipment, tester, etc., to ensure that all equipment can be used normally.
2. Check the condition of the engine, generator and other equipment to ensure that the equipment is in normal use.
3. Check that the automatic pump, manual pump, anchor chain, and other equipment are in normal availability.
4. Check the life-saving equipment of the yacht, such as life jackets, etc., and understand the placement location, so that it can be used at any time in an emergency, and check whether the number of people meets the requirements.
5. Check the rescue equipment of the yacht, such as lifesaving fire siren, etc.
6. Understand the weather conditions, especially the weather conditions at the destination when making the voyage plan.
7. Check whether the fuel, fresh water, food, emergency medicine, and other items of the yacht meet the needs of the voyage.
8. According to the weather conditions. The voyage plan of the yacht's endurance capacity, etc., to understand the nautical data of the sea area passed by the voyage, such as shoals, currents, water depth, navigation marks, etc.
9. For unfamiliar or inexperienced pilots, avoid night navigation as much as possible. If night navigation is required, night navigation equipment and other night navigation equipment are required.
10. Mobile phones and other mobile devices are available to understand the emergency contact methods in the sea.
11. Inform the club and family members of the plan of the voyage, the mobile phone emergency calling number "12395" in China.
12. Prepare for the actual situation of other root yachts.
According to Hong Kong statistics, there are 800 traffic accidents on the road every day, while there is only 1 accident at sea. To prove that marine activities are very safe. Mainly because marine activities are closely related to weather factors, as long as you do not go to sea in bad weather, do the daily maintenance of the yacht, keep the yacht in a safe state, and make preparations before sailing, then yacht activities can be said to be safer than walking.
